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Bruising? Bleeding? Lightheaded standing up? Heart Racing? Consider POTS

by JoyceGraff | Aug 11, 2021 | Conditions, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Immune System Issues, POTS | 0 |

Positional Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS) is a multi-system conditions that are very tricky to diagnose. It may be an auto-immune disorder.

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Oxalates, Autism and more

by JoyceGraff | Apr 1, 2015 | Autism, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS), Fibromyalgia, Immune System Issues, Podcast, Promoting Research | 0 |

Researcher Susan Costen Owens realized that the gut inflammation and leaky gut in autism and other disorders would lead to increased absorption of oxalate from the diet. She explains what this means and the low oxalate diet proposed

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Drink your Veggies — and get a nice tan!?!

by JoyceGraff | Apr 24, 2013 | Blog, Dermatology, Immune System Issues, Inflammatory Bowel disease, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Nutrition, Wellness and Living with a Difficult or Rare Condition | 0 |

Most Americans do not eat enough fruits and vegetables for health and a radiant skin glow. If you don’t like rabbit food … DRINK YOUR VEGGIES!

Things As They Are: Billy’s Lesson on Acceptance

by Michael Lawing | Feb 12, 2013 | Advocating for Yourself, Africa, Blog, Brain tumor, Breast Cancer, Cancer, in general, Caregiving, Clinical Trials, Conditions, Depression, Empowering Yourself, Genetic Testing or DNA Testing, Getting a Diagnosis, Healthcare Systems and Insurance, Immune System Issues, Kidney Cancer, Love, Marriage, and Children, Managing Stress, Managing the System, Managing Your Health, Managing Your Life, Mental crisis, Nutrition, Promoting Research, VHL von Hippel-Lindau, Wellness and Living with a Difficult or Rare Condition | 0 |

“Remember that you can’t control everything in life. At some point you have to accept things as they are.” Billy Foster to Paul Larson, October, 2011 Dear Fellow Travelers: I’m a fan...

Under The Radar: Distress Screening

by Michael Lawing | Jan 4, 2013 | Advocating for Yourself, Blog, Brain tumor, Breast Cancer, Cancer, in general, Caregiving, Conditions, Depression, Empowering Yourself, Getting a Diagnosis, Healthcare Systems and Insurance, Immune System Issues, Kidney Cancer, Love, Marriage, and Children, Lung Cancer, Managing Stress, Managing the System, Managing Your Health, Managing Your Life, Mental crisis, Promoting Research, Prostate Cancer, Protecting Your Job, Psychosis, Travel, VHL von Hippel-Lindau, Wellness and Living with a Difficult or Rare Condition | 0 |

Prologue: I seldom dwell on the fact that I am a cancer survivor. Now in my 16th year of survivorship I feel that I have grown comfortable with the fact that this type of cancer is essentially incurable, that it still has the...

The Complexity of PTSD

by Michael Lawing | Dec 23, 2012 | Advocating for Yourself, Blog, Cancer, in general, Caregiving, Conditions, Depression, Empowering Yourself, Getting a Diagnosis, Healthcare Systems and Insurance, Immune System Issues, Love, Marriage, and Children, Managing Stress, Managing the System, Managing Your Health, Managing Your Life, Mental crisis, Promoting Research, Protecting Your Job, Psychosis, PTSD Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Travel, Wellness and Living with a Difficult or Rare Condition | 0 |

One in five troops that return from Iraq and Afghanistan suffers from some form of PTSD. This novel highlights the very real difficulties in finding your way back to home life.

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Breaking the Habit

by Michael Lawing | Dec 14, 2012 | Blog, Brain tumor, Breast Cancer, Cancer, in general, Conditions, Dementia, Depression, Empowering Yourself, Fibromyalgia, HLRCC, Immune System Issues, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Kidney Cancer, Lung Cancer, Managing Stress, Managing the System, Managing Your Health, Managing Your Life, Mental crisis, Promoting Research, Prostate Cancer, Quitting smoking, VHL von Hippel-Lindau, Wellness and Living with a Difficult or Rare Condition | 0 |

Mike talks about his own experience quitting smoking, and encourages you to do the same. At the very least, get the smoke out of your life even if you can’t kick the nicotine. Getting rid of nicotine and tar significantly lowers your health risks.

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Food for Thought: The Work of Community Servings

by Michael Lawing | Dec 7, 2012 | Advocating for Yourself, Alzheimer's, Blog, Breast Cancer, Cancer, in general, Caregiving, Conditions, Empowering Yourself, Healthcare Systems and Insurance, HLRCC, Immune System Issues, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Kidney Cancer, Lung Cancer, Managing the System, Managing Your Health, Managing Your Life, Mental crisis, Nutrition, Promoting Research, Prostate Cancer, VHL von Hippel-Lindau, Wellness and Living with a Difficult or Rare Condition | 0 |

Utilizing the services of dieticians, nutritionists, and specific foods for increased health and wellness

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Cleaning up our Personal Environments

by JoyceGraff | Oct 20, 2011 | Allergies and Sensitivities, Immune System Issues, Nutrition, Podcast | 0 |

Dr. Lisa Nagy shares what she discovered about the everyday pollution we all live with and how to minimize the irritants in our personal environments.

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Category: Immune System Issues

Bruising? Bleeding? Lightheaded standing up? Heart Racing? Consider POTS

Oxalates, Autism and more

Drink your Veggies — and get a nice tan!?!

Things As They Are: Billy’s Lesson on Acceptance

Under The Radar: Distress Screening

The Complexity of PTSD

Breaking the Habit

Food for Thought: The Work of Community Servings

Cleaning up our Personal Environments

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